New pill aims to ease psoriatic arthritis pain
NCT ID NCT07406035
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called TQH3906 for people with active psoriatic arthritis, a condition causing joint pain and skin patches. About 156 adults will receive either TQH3906, a placebo, or an existing drug (tofacitinib) for 12 weeks. The main goal is to see if TQH3906 improves joint symptoms better than placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TQH3906 capsules (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new oral treatment option for people with active psoriatic arthritis, potentially reducing joint pain and swelling.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 156 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 156 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Sign a written Informed Consent Form, which must meet the following requirements * Be willing to participate in the study and able to sign the informed consent form; * Be willing and able to complete all study-specific procedures and visits; * PsA trial participant disease characteristics * Aged 18 to 70 years(inclusive); * ii.diagnosed with PsA for at least 3 months prior to screening, and meeting the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) at screening; * Active arthritis at screening and at baseline (Day 1); * Has failed or was intolerant to at least one prior therapy; * If receiving a conventional synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (csDMARD), trial participants must be on only one DMARD, which must have been administered for at least 3 months prior to screening, with a stable dose for at least 28 days prior to the first dose; * If using NSAIDs, the dose must have been stable for at least 14 days before the first dose; * If using oral corticosteroids, the dose must have been stable for at least 14 days before the first dose; * Topical treatments for plaque psoriasis must have remained stable for at least 14 days before the first dose; * Female participants of child-bearing potential shall agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 30 days following the last dose, and pregnancy tests at the screening and baseline visits shall be negative; male participants shall agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 30 days following the last dose. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of conditions other than PsA: * Presence of non-plaque psoriasis (i.e., guttate, inverse, pustular, erythrodermic, or drug-induced psoriasis) at screening or first dose; * Presence of any other autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.; * Presence of active (i.e., currently symptomatic) fibromyalgia; * Other Medical Conditions and Medical History: * Trial participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding; * Evidence of a serious illness/condition or unstable clinical condition, or localized active infection/infectious disease; * Any major surgery performed within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment, or any planned surgery during the study; * Cancer or a history of cancer or lymphoproliferative disease within the past 5 years; * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure, or any recent episode of heart failure resulting in NYHA Class III/IV symptoms; or a history of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmia or arrhythmia requiring continuous antiarrhythmic drug therapy; * Uncontrolled hypertension at screening or randomization; * History of thrombotic disease within 24 weeks prior to screening; viii. History of acute coronary syndrome and/or any major cerebrovascular disease within 24 weeks prior to screening; * Current or recent (within 3 months prior to randomization) gastrointestinal disease that may affect absorption of study treatment, including gastrointestinal surgery; * Severe blood loss (\> 500 mL) or blood transfusion within 4 weeks prior to randomization; * Inability to take oral medication; * Inability to undergo venipuncture and/or tolerate venous access; * History of substance abuse with inability to abstain or presence of a psychiatric disorder; * Any other medical, psychiatric, and/or social reason as determined by medical judgment; * Prior and concomitant medications: If the trial participant has a history of biologic use, the exclusion criteria specified in the protocol will apply; * Infection-related: * Active tuberculosis identified by chest radiography within 6 months prior to screening; trial participants with a negative chest radiography within 3 months prior to screening are eligible if they meet the protocol requirements; * Hepatitis C, hepatitis B, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; or syphilis infection requiring treatment; * Abnormal physical examination or laboratory findings; * Other: * History of any major drug allergy; known allergy to any excipient of the investigational product; * Inability to comply with the trial protocol; * History of substance abuse with inability to abstain or presence of a psychiatric disorder; * Participation in another clinical trial and use of another investigational drug (other than for psoriatic arthritis) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, based on the date of discontinuation from the previous trial; * Planned or previous allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplantation; * Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, poses a serious risk to the safety of the trial participant or affects the participant's ability to complete the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
39 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University
RECRUITINGLuzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China
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Bao Ding NO.1 Central
RECRUITINGBaoding, Hebei, 071000, China
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Bozhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBozhou, Anhui, 236805, China
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Deyang People's Hospital
RECRUITINGDeyang, Sichuan, 618199, China
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Dongguan People's Hospital
RECRUITINGDongguan, Guangdong, 523109, China
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Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
RECRUITINGCangzhou, Hebei, 061000, China
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Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
RECRUITINGNanchong, Sichuan, 637100, China
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Jiangmen Central Hospital
RECRUITINGJiangmen, Guangdong, 529030, China
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Jiangsu Peopince Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210001, China
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Jilin Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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Kaifeng People's Hospital
RECRUITINGKaifeng, Henan, 475000, China
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Linfen Central Hospital
RECRUITINGLinfen, Shanxi, 041099, China
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Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital Of Henan Province(Henan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital)
RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, 471002, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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Ningbo Medical Center Li HuiLi Hospital
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China
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Pingxiang People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPingxiang, Jiangxi, 337000, China
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Puyang Oilfield General Hospital
RECRUITINGPuyang, Henan, 457001, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250021, China
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201821, China
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Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, 518035, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University)
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400038, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
WITHDRAWNGuiyang, Guizhou, 550004, China
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The Central Hospital of Shaoyang
WITHDRAWNShaoyang, Hunan, 422000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of CM
WITHDRAWNZhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of science and Technology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, 471003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510400, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, 530007, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215004, China
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China
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The second hospital of dalian medical university
WITHDRAWNDalian, Liaoning, 116000, China
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Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300120, China
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Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300120, China
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Weifang People'S Hospital
RECRUITINGWeifang, Shandong, 261000, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital
WITHDRAWNÜrümqi, Xinjiang, 830001, China
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Yancheng No.1 People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, China
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Zhuzhou Central Hospital
RECRUITINGZhuzhou, Hunan, 412000, China
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